Spiteful (adj)

Showing or causing malice.

Synonyms: Cruel, vengeful, mean, nasty

Vanitas.

.o.0.o.

The boy appeared to be sleeping, humbly his chest raised and fell in a rhythmic beat. Against the grass he looked small so fragile that Sora was frightened to approach him.

"What? Do you enjoy watching strangers sleep." The boy called from under his mask. Sora yelped in alarm backing away from the sleeping boy.

"Wah? No! My name is Sora though! And I like conversations more than staring, because Donald always says…" Sora crossed his arms with a grumpy expression, obviously mimicking the duck. "Sohwa it's wude to stare!"

The boy was silent, so silent Sora thought that he had fallen asleep. It was hard to tell with that darkened glass covering his face. Sora sat down a few feet away from the stranger. His eyes wandering over the awkward attire.

"Are you sleep again?" Sora questioned,no answer. Sora went to nudge the boy awake but a gloved hand stopped him.

"Don't touch me."

"Sorry," Sora retracted his hand quickly. A silence settled in,not particularly awkward but not comforting. "What's your name? And what brings you to The Land of Departure?"

"You sure do talk a lot don't you? If I weren't injured you would be in a world of pain right now." The boy spoke harshly to Sora and though the boy had not once met Sora, it seemed he had a grudge against him. "Why don't you go back to playing the hero somewhere else? Your idiocy it's contagious."

"You're hurt?" Sora smiled pathetically trying best to ignore the threats that lay itching under his skin.

"Do you think I want to be here? It was the only place I could escape to! If I could I would kill you but then that bastard would have a heart attack," Sneered the boy.

Ignoring the severity of the situation Sora left,only to return minutes later with moss.

"This will lessen your pain, it's called Rieno an active ingredient in a Hi-Potion. It's found under tree roots don't mistake it for the darker grayish stuff, that's rosiposin itching moss." Silently Sora applied the moss to the injuries.

"Ah!" The boy cried in alarm. Nimbly he reached to his ankle and felt not even a tingle. Surprised the boy withdrew his hand. A silence passed over the two yet this time Sora made no attempts at conversation. "Vanitas," chimed the boy unconsciously, before he could stop himself.

"Is that your name?" The older boy asked, Vanitas stayed silent arms crossed and head turned away from Sora. "That's a pretty name!" Sora wondered what emotions the boy displayed under his mask.

"It's late, but I have no sense of direction could you point me back to the castle?" Rolling his eyes Vanitas simply pointed Northeast.

"Don't stray from the Northeast continue straight." Sora chuckles casually as he jumps from his spot on the grass and jaunts away toward the direction of the castle, but before disappearing into the shrubbery he turns his head to talk over his shoulder.

"Will you be here tomorrow?"

No answer.

"I'll be back tomorrow then,with some potions and other things." Sora disappeared behind the wall of green and Vanitas gave a gesture of "piss off"

.o.0.o.

"Sora!" Sora was engulfed in a hug as soon as he walked in the door. What would have taken fifteen minutes for anybody normal took an hour for Sora. Maybe he shouldn't have stopped by the Silk petal weeds.

"Kairi? Are you crying? What happened?" Kariri shakes involuntarily. Her cries rack her body and she sobs.

"We...You...left. We thought you were in trouble," She whispered pathetically. Riku stands still his gaze burn Sora.

"It was irresponsible of you to do that Sora." Riku quickly drew his friend into a hug. "Yet...I'm glad you're are safe." Sora felt warmed by the hug. The brunette smiled idly in the arms of his friends.

"Wow! Riku is this your new armour?" Sora jumped erratically, youthful zeal contagious as everyone soon fell into the exact same path, complimenting the new armour.

Remorselessly swept into oblivion.

Sora's heart picked up in speed as arms reached down and picked him off the ground.

"Hello!"

"Lea!" Chimed Sora his voice fairly happy in the presence of his friend. "You're back!" Lea chuckled placing Sora down. He posed with both arms out as if getting ready for a glam shot.

"You know it!"

A slap echoed the room and everyone stopped their mindless chatter. Sora's eyes were harsh as his body struggled to maintain control, and not batter Lea to the floor. "Asshole!" Bellowed a higher octave.

Why? After months of being silent? Why did Roxas appear now? Is he angry?

"R-Roxas?"

"You left me! Here! You said you wouldn't and you did!" Roxas raged "I woke up and Sora told me you left! No goodbye just gone!"

"Roxas!" Strained Sora through clenched teeth, barely managing to hold back the seething younger. "We talked about this! Lea is a busy man now! He can't spend every waking day with you!"

"Friends...Don't...Abandon each other! Just because Riku abandoned you doesn't mean Lea will abandon me! Not after everything! Not here not now!"

"Riku didn't abandon me!" Sora turns to the worried faces of his friends...His family. "I'll talk...To...Him!" Sora scampers off in a rush. Upstairs Sora clenched his eyes. His Dive To The Heart appeared in his vision. There he saw Roxas being comforted by a silent void.

"Don't be mad Roxas…" Sora whispered, sitting down on the stained glass he gave a weak formidable smile. "He still cares for you!"

"Don't be stupid Sora." Roxas snapped his head toward the brunette expression filled with hurt, anger and most prominent fear. "We're both being left behind. You can't wield a Keyblade anymore so--"

"I know that! I think about it everyday! How useless I really am...I want to go on adventures with my friends, but I guess my summer vacation ended just as quickly as yours." Sora adds spitefully.

"Face it Sora. Our friends are leaving us,I'm just becoming a memory rotting away in your heart that you refuse to let go and you're rotting away in this castle every time they leave." Roxas sneers "If they really cared they wouldn't leave you,"

"I think you need a nap Roxas, don't worry you'll wake up as soon as you calm down. Promise." Sora spat out,a bit too serious for his cheerful personality. With a muffled cry, Roxas fell asleep.

For the first time in a while, his heart remained silent.

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